Amazon under fire over working conditions in China factory
Amazon regularly assesses suppliers, using independent auditors as appropriate, to monitor continued compliance and improvement. Foxconn, which also makes Apple's iPhones , came under fire in 2010 for a spate of suicides at plants in China.

"Given that Tesla has never made an annual profit in the nearly 15 years since we have existed, profit is obviously not what motivates us", Tesla said.

Tesla is cutting 9% of its workers as part of a reorganization created to reduce costs and help the electric automaker become profitable, according to an email CEO Elon Musk sent to employees Tuesday and obtained by Fortune.

Home Depot's relationship with Tesla will continue through the end of the year, and the company "plans to continue offering solar options to our customers", according to an emailed statement from Steve Holmes, a spokesman for the retailer. That is a valid and fair criticism of Tesla's history to date. Moreover, he said that this round of layoffs is necessary so that "we never have to do this again". So a nine-percent cut means letting more than 3,000 workers go.

Tesla's latest annual filing last December showed it had 37,543 full-time employees. Tesla still has a significant need for production workers as it tries to reach Model 3 manufacturing targets, he wrote in the email.

Musk also announced that the company's solar panel unit has made a decision to end its agreement to sell via Home Depot stores so it can focus on sales in Tesla's company stores and online. Each time, after a few quarters of small profits, Tesla would ramp up production of another vehicle model-first the Model X, then the Model 3-and rack up more big losses, as this chart from Bloomberg shows.

Paris incident: Armed man takes hostages
At least two people were reportedly taken hostage in Paris on Tuesday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. An Interior Ministry official said negotiations with the suspect were taking place. 6/12/2018

Man holds two people hostage in Paris
The attacker, who appeared to be brandishing a fake weapon, had doused his remaining two hostages in petrol, the source said. An armed man in Paris claiming to have explosives, has reportedly taken at least 3 people hostage. 6/12/2018

Scots hope England ODI win boosts Test bid
We can't rest on our laurels. "They are trying to turn around the image of the game in their country, and we're all for that". We're at No.1 in the world, so that gives us a huge amount of confidence. 6/12/2018

Uber Wants To Enter Scooter Business In San Francisco
However, there are other companies that have announced interest to provide scooter-sharing service in San Francisco. Uber and Lyft will be competing for permits against electric-scooter providers Bird, Lime and Spin. 6/12/2018

Maria Bueno, legendary Brazilian tennis player, dies aged 78
She was labelled the "Sao Paulo Swallow" for her ability to dominate the net by former BBC Sport commentator John Barrett. A self-taught prodigy, she brought grace to the game and was a dominant force, BBC Americas editor Leonardo Rocha writes. 6/12/2018

'Fortnite' will be available on Switch, Nintendo confirms
A new entry in the popular Mario Party series, which blends video game and board game together, will be released on 5 October. The Switch's online services are now free, but starting in September Nintendo will begin to charge for online multiplayer. 6/12/2018